Using Open Access AI to improve the Academic Lifecycle for the Eswatini Academic Community.
The University of Eswatini in collaboration with the Training Centre in Communication to host a workshop for the Eswatini Academic Community on using Open Access AI in improving their research lifecycle.
Using Open Access AI to improve the Academic Lifecycle for the Eswatini Academic Community.
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The University of Ewastini collaborated with the Training Centre in Communication to spearhead a workshop for the Eswatini Academic Community on using Open Access AI to improve their research lifecycle.
Wilson de Souza from Knowledge Unlatched introduced the Open Research Library, as a user-friendly platform that enhances the discovery of worldwide open-access publications covering different disciplines.
Nicholas Outa, from TCC Africa, led a demonstration on how to access and utilize the citation database, Dimensions, in exploring research grants, publications, citations, clinical trials, patents, and policy documents in one place. He also introduced the community to Scholarly, an AI online summarization tool that can quickly identify the key points and arguments of research papers as well as more easily critically analyze papers to understand how the research builds on or differs from prior studies and effectively interpret large collections of articles.
Recording of the session
Speakers in the session
Wilson de Souza- Regional Manager Ibero-America, Oceania, Africa and Asia, Knowledge Unlatched
Nicholas Outa- TCC Africa trainer
Joy Owango- Executive Director, TCC Africa
Open-Access AI tools covered:
Scholarly, the online summarizing tool by Scholarcy is a tool that can quickly identify the key points and arguments of research papers as well as more easily critically analyze papers to understand how the research builds on or differs from prior studies and effectively interpret large collections of articles.
The Open Research Library, by Knowledge Unlatched, is a user-friendly platform that enhances the discovery of worldwide open-access publications covering different disciplines.
Dimensions, by Digital Science, is a citation database that can be used to explore research grants, publications, citations, clinical trials, patents, and policy documents in one place.
About the Organizers
Knowledge Unlatched is an organization that offers an opportunity for libraries and publishers from around the world to work together to create a sustainable route to Open Access to scholarly books and journals in the Humanities and Social Sciences and Science, Technology, Engineering, and Medicine.
Scholarcy is a London-based Edtech applying machine learning to extract structured data and knowledge summaries from scholarly content. Scholarcy is available as a web-based platform and can be used on various devices. It is recommended for students, researchers, and professionals who want to keep on top of the latest research in their field and prepare literature reviews in a more systematic way.
The Training Centre in Communication(TCC Africa), is the first African-based training centre to teach effective communication skills to scientists. TCC Africa is an award-winning Trust, established as a non-profit entity in 2006 and is registered in Kenya. TCC Africa provides capacity support in improving researchers’ output and visibility through training in scholarly and science communication.
The University of Eswatini is a three-campus public university with its largest campus at the centre of the nation in Matsapha, the industrial hub of Eswatini. UNESWA offers high-quality teaching, learning, research and community-based expertise across all eight faculties.
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